English Civil War

Question 1

Who is Charles I?

Answer 1

King of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland in 1625

Question 2

What is the divine right of Kings?

Answer 2

The belief that monarchs were chosen to rule by God and should never by challenged

Question 3

What is personal rule?

Answer 3

Monarch ruling without parliament

Question 4

What is ship money?

Answer 4

A tax for upkeep of the navy initially paid by people living by the coast, then paid by everyone under personal rule

Question 5

What is the court of star chamber?

Answer 5

The King’s personal court which was used to force nobles to pay for titles

Question 6

What is the prayer book in Scotland?

Answer 6

Charles I tried to force a more catholic prayer book on Scotland

Question 7

What is the attempted arrest of 5MPs?

Answer 7

Charles I tried to arrest 5MPs in 1642 but they escaped and this destroyed any trust between King and Parliament

Question 8

What caused Charles I problems as King (religion)?

Answer 8

In 1625, Charles married a Catholic although he was the head of the Protestant
Charles allied England with Spain - a Catholic country
Charles supported Catholics and Protestants

Question 9

What caused Charles I problems as King (money)?

Answer 9

Charles spent a lot of money on himself/his friends
In 1626 Charles spent money on military failures

Question 10

What caused Charles I problems as King (power)?

Answer 10

Charles believed in the divine right of Kings and rejected Parliament
In 1642 parliament made 19 propositions which Charles rejected
Charles set up a court with no jury and his friend as the judge

Question 11

When was ship money introduced?

Answer 11

1635

Question 12

When was the attempted arrest of 5MPs?

Answer 12

4th January 1642

Question 13

When did the English civil war start?

Answer 13

22nd August 1642 when Charles raised his royal standard at Nottingham

Question 14

Who supported Charles I?

Answer 14

Nobles, landowners and Catholics

Question 15

Where and when was the first major battle of the civil war?

Answer 15

October 1642 at Edge Hill

Question 16

What was the New Model Army?

Answer 16

A well trained military unit where soldiers were promoted based on ability not rank

Question 17

When was the New Model Army installed?

Answer 17

February 1645

Question 18

When and were was the first major defeat for Charles I?

Answer 18

Marston Moor in 1644

Question 19

When and where was Charles I’s fatal defeat?

Answer 19

Naseby on 14th June 1645

Question 20

When did Charles I surrender?

Answer 20

24th June 1646

Question 21

Who did Charles surrender to?

Answer 21

The Scots

Question 22

Where and when was Charles I imprisoned?

Answer 22

30th January 1647 at Carisbrooke castle on the Isle of Wight

Question 23

When and where was Charles defeated for the 2nd time?

Answer 23

Preston in August 1648

Question 24

When and where was Charles tried and executed?

Answer 24

Westminster hall January 1649
Executed 30th January 1649

Question 25

How much did the English Civil War change government?

Answer 25

short term - lots of change - no monarchy
Long term - little change - monarchy restored

Question 26

How much did the English Civil War change political ideas?

Answer 26

short term - little change - Cromwell rejected ideas
long term - caused major change in the far future

Question 27

How did the English Civil War impact lives?

Answer 27

Short term - lawlessness and no fun
Long term - Merry monarch - lives went back to normal

Question 28

How did the English Civil War effect religion?

Answer 28

short term - more persecution of Catholics
Long term - back to pre civil war times

Question 29

How did the civil war effect land ownership?

Answer 29

Same kind of owner

Question 30

What was the legacy of the civil war?

Answer 30

long term - multiple views in power